Hen&#39;s nest



W. H. WAY

HENS NEST May 1, 1923.

Fi ledfJune 12 1922 Patented May 1, 1923. I l l d I I c -iratea;

UNITED sra 'r as n ra WILLIAM H. WAY-,oE annuity, rovvA.

I EnNs NEs'r. Application filed J'unc 12,322. serlialvlil'olbfi' ijfidTo allwhomitmag concemffl I k I In the accompanying drawings, I have 50Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. WAY, a 'used the reference numeral 10 toindicate citizen of the United States, and a resident generally a walleta hen house and'll the of Ankeny, in the county of Folk and State" framestructure' of my hens nest. I

6 of'Iowa, have invented a certain new'and T The frame structure 11'includesa num- I useful Hens Nest, ofwhich the following-is ber ofbands12, which are connectedto 55 a specification. gether bya cross-piece. IThe object of my invention is to provide; ""I-O'n the upper edge of oneof the end a hens nest of simple anddurable construe bands"12,"I place abracket1 3, which ispro- 10 tionQ, I I videdwith'an opening adapted toreceive More particularly, my invention relates a nail or the like 14,which may be fastened 60 to a hensnest wherein the hen is permitted tothe wall" 10. The' na i 14 supports the to enter the nestand after ithas enteredentire'nest structure; I I" the nest" will be secure againstany otherf- Receivedwithin the frame 11 and secured 15 hen from enteringthe nest, while it is totheironbands' l2 is a screen covering l i g, I"15. The screen-covering 15 is secured to Still another object, is tosoarrange the 1 the bands 12 by means of the bolts 16; The structure thatafter the hen has laid, and: "screen covering 15 extends substantiallyhalf desires to leave the nest, the parts will way around the'bands 12,as clearly shown move to position where the closuremember in Flgure "1'of the drawings. 7 will be opened for permitting the hen to Receivedwithin the frame 11 and the 70 leave the nest. 4 [bands -12 thereof is a.movable bottom sec- I Still another object is to provide a nest-tion"17.' The bottom sectionl'lhas fixed to preferably made of sheetmet'al with a it a bar 1%}, by means of the bolts 19. screen covering,so that lightandair are I :Thebar 18 ls bent downwardly andiex- I I apermitted into th e nest and yet the nest is rtends through. an enlarged[opening 219 75 very strong. I I formed" in one of the bands '12. Thebar Still another objectis to provide ahens 18 is bent so that itissubstantially cirnest having a frame member, so that the cularin'outlineand is of spring matescreen covering for the nest may be re-"r1al..A-.pin .20, extends through-"thebar moved, when necessary, and anewscreen'- 18 'for preventing any sliding movement 80 covering installed.I I "of thefibar within the opening 19 The With these and other objectsin view; opening 19 is large enough so as to perinvention consists inthe construction, ar-r' mit-slight' pivotal'movement of the bar 18rangement and combination of thevarious therein. c i

parts of my device, whereby the objects con-v The: bar. 18 isjsoarranged that it places 85 templated are attained, as hereinafter morethe movable :bottom. section a slight dis-. fully set forth,-pointedout' in" 'fny'cl lm v tance abovethe band 12 through which it andillustrated in the accompanying drawextends. :The inovable'bottomsection 17 is in "s, in which: i I I I f provided witlia rear wall 21andaforward gigure 1 is a perspect-ive view of my im wall 22;" .J I i- I.3.

proved 'hens nest attached to the side of a The forward wall 22 is notquite so high building, I as the rear wall'21 and ispro'vided with aFigure 2 is a centrahseetion'al view taken flange 23 on its upper -edge,the purpose through the same, one position being shown of which willbehereafter more fully set in dotted lines; and i forth. a i g I Figure 3is a perspective vie'wshowing a; .Hingedlvsecured to'the forward end of]I "a portion of the frame andthe pivotal-con the-frame 11. is theclosure member, 24: neotion between the parts.,'-* a adapted tO'..C1OSBth forvsfard end of the housing section, which is formed by the screencovering and the frame 11.

The bar 18 is so arranged that its forward end rests against the closuremember 24. In order to limit the downward move' ment of the closuremember 24, I provide a pair of chains or other suitable flexibleelements 25, which are secured to the frame 11 and to the closure member24.

The movable bottom '17 is capable of pivotal movement, the bar 18serving as a pivot point.

The movable bottom section 17 may be provided with straw or othersuitable nest material.

The movable bottom section 17 may move from the position shown in solidlines in Figure 2 of the drawings to the position shown .in dotted linesin the same figure.

Assuming now tl at th'e par-ts are in the position shown in dotted linesFigure 2 of the drawings, and a henwil-l step upon the closure member'24, which when it isin its down position serves asv a support, the henthen passes upon the flange 23 and into the nest material. As soon asthe hen has gone in a sufficient amount past the pivot point, themovable bottom member will immediately move to the position shown insolid lines, causing the bar 18 to be moved from the position shown indotted lines to the position shown in solid lines, bringing the closuremember 24 to position where it will partly close one end of the housingsection.

From the construction of the parts just described, it will be seen thatwhen the parts are in the position shown in Figure 1 of 'the drawings,it will be impossible for anyother hen to go in and disturb the layinghen, and yet the laying hen will receive light and air through thescreen covering 15.

As soon as the hen desires to leave the nest, it willfirst walk over tothe end of the movable bottom to the closure member 24: and pass itshead out through the portion not closed by the closure member 24. The

weight of the hen will then cause the movable bottom to assume theposition. shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, causing the bar 18 "to bealso movedQdue to the fact that it is fixed to the movable bottom.

. The closure member will then fall to the position shown in dottedlines in Figure 2 and be supported by the chains 25.

My improved nest may be used for setting hens and is very efficient,

It will be seen that my hens nest is very pr'acticai and yet iscomparatively cheap to build, and is so arranged that it is practicallyautomatic in operation, and when a hen is once within the nest, thereis" no possibility at its being bothered by any-ether hen.

Some changes maybe made in the con may be reasonably included withintheir scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. A hens nest of the class described including a housing section, amoving bottom section in said housing section, a closure memberhi-ngedlyv secured to said housing section, a rod mounted on said bottomand extended through said housing section for fori'ning a pivot for saidbottom section, the free end of said rod being received against theclosure member, whereby movement of said bottom will cause movement ofthe 010- sure member for the purposes stated.-

2. A hens nest of the class described including a housing section, amoving bottom section in said housing section, a closure member hingedlysecured to said housing-- section, a flexible element for limiting themovement of the closure member in one directlon, a rod mounted on Sflldbottom and extended through said housing section for forming a pivot forsaid bottom sec- 3. A hens nest of the class described including ascreen housing section, a movable bottom section in said housingsection, a closure member for partly closingone end of the housingsection, flexible elements secured to the housing section and to saidclosure member for limiting its movement in one direction and formaintaining-it in position where it will serve as a support, meansoperatively connected to the movable bottom section and in engagementwith the closure member for perating it, said last means serving as thepivot for the movable bottom section. s

4. A hens nest of the class described in eluding a frame, screen securedto said.

frame for forming a housing section, a moving bottom section in saidframe, a closure member hingedly secured to said frame.- a rod mountedon said bottom and extended through said frame for forming api'vot forsaid bottom section. the free end of said rod. being received againstthe closure member, whereby "movement of said bottom will causemovemento-f the closure member-for the purposes stated. i v

5. A'hens nest of the class described including a frame, a screensecure'dto said.

frame for forming a housingsection almoving bottom section in saidframe, a closure member hingedly secured to said frame, chains forlimiting the movement of said closure member in one directionforfpermitting it to serve as a support, a rod mounted on said bottomand extended through said frame for forming'a pivot for said bot tomsection, the free end of said rod being movement of'the closure membeiq'for the purposes stated. I Des :Moines, Iowa, June 7, 1922.

' i-WILLIAM H.WA YI m

